Mission Count

iNero

Im still a bit confused atm. One of the first previews said ( I think GI ) said that GTAV will be around the length of RDR ( the mission count, not the "hour" count). Aparently many complained that GTA4 was too long.

Then there was something about an possible translation error related to this info.

So do we have any new Info about the length?

I would actually like the length of IV if it wont get as repetetive as IV again.Or even the length of San Andreas.I think the length of RDR was fine for what it was but GTA should have more Missions. Actually even more Missions than IV and SA with the use of 3 Characters

Patriot_Action

Missions can vary in time to complete (both between missions and between players).There's not necessarily a connection between how long somebody's been playing and number of missions completed, depending on free roam and side missions.

I know developers and reviewers always estimate time anyway, but it doesn't make sense to me. Again, not trying to be a douche; I truly don't understand where these numbers come from.

Agni

Part of the reason IV was long was because many missions were preceded with a long drive where the character's talked and then you got to the action.

Now, I loved all the different conversations and all, but the length of the drives sometimes got annoying when you had to restart the whole mission. With mission checkpoints, that problem should be avoided.

iNero

Missions can vary in time to complete (both between missions and between players).There's not necessarily a connection between how long somebody's been playing and number of missions completed, depending on free roam and side missions.

I know developers and reviewers always estimate time anyway, but it doesn't make sense to me. Again, not trying to be a douche; I truly don't understand where these numbers come from.

iNero

I'm pretty sure R* said the protags would have their own set of missions each obviously with the main missions being for all 3 of them.

And that should actually lead to more missions than RDR. Yet they said it has about the same length RDR. Lets say 20 of 80 Missions are for the main heists which all 3 are involved, you then have 60 missioms divided by 3. So each protag would have at least 20 own missions. As these are own story lines, its a 20 mission story line for each. Theoretical.That is one of the things that bugged me from start. More protagonists means they cant go in depth like in previous titles

DWTDevil

I hate it when people jump to the conclusion that all main missions are related to heists in some way, whether that means it's the heist itself or some preparation for it. I predict 40-50 main story missions, with 15-20 missions for each protagonist aside. Overall, that does equate to over 100, but the character missions will have some variation in length. So will the main story missions. Heists are bound to be 20-25 minutes long. And of course, it depends on your ability or tactics. If you spend a lot of time in cover, missions are going to be longer. If you rush it all, you'll be rushing through it and not enjoying it as much as you could. Story length can also be shorter or longer than RDR depending on how you play it, too.

DWTDevil

Only they're wrong there because it wasn't too long, just too repetetive. With three protagonists there should be plenty to include in the single player campaign. Anybody complaining it was too long to complete is silly. With a gripping story, they won't be saying that. They'll be asking for more. A story that is too long is one that goes on for months. GTA IV's story could be completed in days.

ash82

According to Wikipedia RDR only had 57 missions. It did seem a bit short when I played through it. GTA IV had around 80 or more. I'd be gutted if GTA V only has the same number of missions as RDR. I'd like there to have been 100+ even if some of them were a bit repetitive.

Bobbyleez

Around the 110 mark would be nice, or if there's less than that I hope they make it FEEL like 100+ missions.

If they pull that off it needs to be kept fresh, I pre-ordered GTA IV, but finished it only about a year later.... it dragged way too much in my opinion, still loved the story, but too much "wash-rinse-repeat"....and it was 88 missions I think?